Rem Koolhass

Rem Koolhaas, the Dutch architect long considered one of the profession's most revolutionary urban thinkers, has won the 2000 Pritzker Architecture Prize, architecture's highest honor, to be announced today. Among architects, Koolhaas, 56, has become a colossal figure, because of his ability to challenge preconceived notions about the modern metropolis and to reinvigorate architecture's avant-garde.

Rem Koolhaas, the Dutch architect long considered one of the profession's most revolutionary urban thinkers, has won the 2000 Pritzker Architecture Prize, architecture's highest honor, to be announced today. Among architects, Koolhaas, 56, has become a colossal figure, because of his ability to challenge preconceived notions about the modern metropolis and to reinvigorate architecture's avant-garde.

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